Fishing pole holder



Dec. 27, 1949 P. A. RoELL.

FISHING POLE HOLDER Filed Feb. ll, 1947 INVEN-ron, PETER H. OELL;

Eff-ron NEX Patented Dec. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES PFEIW;QPFICEAA Peter A. Roell, Indianapolis, Ind. l Application February 11, 1947, Serial No. 727,877

rying across upper members in such manner that f1 increasing downward pull on the tip end of the pole will cause the handle end to become more iirmly gripped by resilient means to the end that the pole does not become displaced from the device until the handle is pushed down- 1:

wardly to forcibly disengage it from that holding means.

This and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular form of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2, a view in section on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 3, a view in front elevation.

Referring to the drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, I form a standard I here shown as consisting essentially of a metal rod. On one side of this rod I9 toward its lower end I provide a n I I xed thereto as a means to prevent rotation of the rod I0 when it is in use. The lower end of the rod IIJ is preferably sharpened as indicated in Fig. 1.

The upper end of this rod Ill is bifurcated to have the two outwardly diverging ngers I2 and I3 to define a V opening therebetween. Then spaced downwardly from the juncture of these ngers I`2 and I3 with the rod I0 is a lug I4 turned rearwardly from the rod in relation to the n II. This spacing of the lug I4 as indicated is approximately between six and seven inches.

I form an arm generally designated by the numeral I5 out of resilient metal such as steel. This arm I5 is constructed by bending a length of the metal to have an outer U bend I6 from which the metal extends from both sides thereof by corrugated lengths I'I and I8 respectively, these lengths preferably diverging one from the other. 'Ihen the metal is carried from the corrugated lengths I'I and I8 for a distance in each instance by straight lengths I9 and 20 to be car- 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-38) 2 ried through bends 2| and 22 by lengths 28 and 24 carried in inwardly one toward the other and finally to continue by the lengths 25 and 26, one in vcontact with the other. Preferably these lengths 25 and 26 are connected by any suitable means such as by spot welds 21.

Theextreme ends of these lengths 25 and 26 are spread apart to receive the lug I4 therebetween and to be pivoted to that lug I4 by any suitable means such as by a rivet 28, the normal elasticity of the ends of the lengths 25 and 26 causing those ends to frictionally grip the lug I4 therebetween, and the rivet 28 is drawn up to increase that frictional engagement, but still permit swinging of the arm I5 .about the pivot rivet 28.

In use, any kind of a fishing pole 29 herein shown as the common type of steel pole', is laid across the upper end of the rod I0 between the lingers I 2 and I3 to have the reel 39 behind those fingers, if a reel be used. The arm I5 is rocked around and upwardly to have the arm portions I9 and 20 straddle the handle 3I as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The handle 3| is preferably pulled upwardly into engagement with the corrugated portions I'I and I8 although this is not necessary. Since the lateral spacing between the portions I1, I9 and I8, 20 decrease as the handle 3| may approach the loop I6, those corrugated portions II and I8 are brought into more compressive contact with the opposing sides of the handle 3| as the outer end of the pole 29 may be pulled downwardly. In other words, any tendency toward rocking of the pole 29 over the fulcrum provided between the arms I2 and I3, tends to seat the pole handle in the looped end of the arm I5. However, it requires no great exertion to release the arm I5 from this gripping action on the handle 3|.

In transportation, the arm I5 may be swung upwardly to have the looped end lie along the fingers I2 and I3 or actually extend therebetween in parts at least. It is further to be noted that at the junction of the metal lengths 23 and 24 with the elongated lengths 25 and 26 respectively, that portion of the arm extending outwardly therefrom is carried upwardly as indicated in Fig. 1, rather than being in straight alignment with the portions 25 and 26. This angular displacement of the looped end of the arm I5 brings the corrugations in the loop portions I'I and I8 more nearly parallel with the axis of the handle 3|, although parallelism is not required. This angular bending does permit the use of a shorter is substantially twice the lateral distance between the outer end of the corrugated length I1. The same proportion holds for the lengths I8 and 20. provides a long slope of "the opposing arm lengths which denne rthe opening I' through which the pole handle extends, so as to give the desired sliding handle grip.

Thus it is to be seen that I have proyided .a

very simple and yet usable structure which may be operated by women and children las Well as men in shing from the shoreline so that a number of poles may be employed by any one fisherman and the poles be carried up oi of the .ground in observable positions. While I have shown the invention in the one. particular form, ,it is .obvious that structural variations may .be employed without departing trom the .spirit ..0.f Ythe invention and .I therefore vtio ,not desire .to be limited to that prefaisefnrm beyond the limitations :by A.the following lclagirns,

,A 'fishing pole holder rcorrinrising e VAsupportingreci; rlodiulcrlmi zmeans.at the .top of the rod; an alm adjustably ,pivoted .to the rod below .the iulclrlum; .ya pair Nof Velastic members extending trom .Saidarm .in .spaced .opposed k.relatif/ieri to ,-ha outer portions slope inwardly one .toward the other ,and unite r4.across their outer ends; .and cerrugatiens .across Said ,elastic members; friction means holding the said arm at selected angular pesitiohs in relation t0 seid rod; ,said Ielastic v,membelts defining an v:eloliltiated opening therebetween with the major dimension thereacross adjacent said arm; whereby the arm may be swung to have handle of said pole entered through said opening to locate said corrugations in the path of the handle and primarily thereabove to permit the handle to be engaged thereby upon rocking of the pole over said fulcrum.

2. A shing pole holder comprising a supportingred haying'an Iupper end notchthnough which the -pole may fulcrum; and an arm adjustably pivoted to the rod below said notch to be frlc- =tionally retained in selected angular positions in i.relation to the rod; said arm consisting of a resilient metal strap bent upon itself to have an .outer =V zbend, from which bend corrugated .lengths o f the strap `extend outwardly diverglng one from the other from -a spacing apart dimension yless than the diameter of the handle of said pole to a dimension greater than said diameter, thelatter dimension being spaced Athe :irst dimensien a 4distance approximately three .times the .rst Ydimension.

PETER A. RGELL.

REFERENCES CITED 'The ffrQllowing references are of record in le pf this Vpatent:

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